Chapter Fourteen.
Rascal
I’d received Hallie’s message loud and clear.
She was giving me a second chance; if I blew this, I was out.
I can’t say I was shocked by her attitude; she’d been badly hurt, and I was so damn grateful Hallie was taking a risk on me.
Some might wonder why she could forgive me but not her family.
Pretty easily, they were her parents and siblings.
Hallie had every right to expect them to believe and support her, and they didn’t.
Sadly, their reputation had meant more than her.
They’d also given several interviews denouncing Hallie while I’d kept my mouth shut.
Hallie’s folks weren’t rich, but they were comfortable.
Still, they had standards, and a jailbird daughter wasn’t a great image.
I wasn’t shocked that they’d not visited.
Hallie had come second to her brothers. The family was scrambling, but Hallie wouldn’t back down.
The old version might have; present Hallie—not a chance in hell!
“Rascal, I need to fetch something from the house King rented. I can’t find my charger,” Hallie said.
“Borrow one of ours.”
“No. I want mine.”
“Hallie, you’re not going out!” I retorted.
“Shit!” Bear mumbled and began walking away. “That never ends well!”
“You might be fucking me, but you don’t rule me!” Hallie snapped.
“Yup,” Shee agreed, sending me an ‘are you totally stupid look.’ “I know exactly how this is gonna end. Nice knowing you, prospect.”
“Fuckin’ wimps,” I muttered and turned to face Hallie and swallowed hard. Okay, maybe they were onto something.
“The rental, now!” Hallie smiled. A wicked glint replaced the fury in her eyes. “While we’re there, you can fuck me against the wall.”
Hallie moaned as I sucked on her neck. I had her pinned to the wall and her pants down around her ankles. She was kicking them free as she shoved against my pelvis.
“If you don’t get inside me,” she threatened and bit my lip. A little pain turned us both on. I nipped her throat, and the moan Hallie released shot through me. I yanked my cock out as Hallie hooked a leg up. Shit, I could smell her arousal, and my cock was screaming to bury itself in her.
Gripping her thigh, I lowered my head to smother her breasts in tiny bites.
Taking a nipple in my mouth, I sucked until Hallie gasped in pain and then raked my teeth over it.
Hallie arched her back, pushing her pussy against my cock, and I grabbed her ass to lift her.
Moments later, her hands helped feed me into her, and I inhaled sharply.
“Fuck me,” Hallie ordered and bit my neck.
She clung tightly as I jack-knifed into her wet heat.
I liked this. Hallie couldn’t move and had to take what I gave her.
She cried out as I shoved deeper, and her nails dug into my shoulders.
Oh Christ, I was losing control. I lowered us to the ground, bracing myself, and then let rip.
Hallie’s legs clung around my waist as she tilted upwards, and my balls tightened. Tingles raced down my spine and into my balls as Hallie’s cries and moans set me on fire.
“Harder. Deeper. Make it hurt,” Hallie cried, and frantically I fucked like a demented man. We both came together as Hallie sobbed her orgasm and I yelled my release. Hallie was soaked, and even though I was still spilling, my cock wasn’t softening. Greedily, I needed more.
“Roll over,” I ordered. Hallie seemed dazed, and I pulled out. I turned her onto her knees and spanked her butt cheeks. My handprints looked fuckin’ amazing there. I slapped Hallie several more times as I spread our juices around her ass. That was mine—I was taking it.
Hallie stiffened a little as the tip of my cock rubbed against her.
“Shhh, baby, trust me,” I whispered as I inserted a finger and then two, stretching the tight little hole before pulling them out. Slowly, I began feeding myself into her ass, a little at a time. “That’s it, babe, good girl,” I murmured, letting her feel the burn of me taking her.
Hallie mewed and squirmed, but I kept on moving.
Finally, I was seated, and I held myself steady with an iron grip control.
I wanted to pound Hallie, watch that ass jiggle as she took me, but Hallie needed time to adjust. Hallie moved forward and pushed back, and I groaned.
I’d allow this for now. I held her hips loosely as Hallie carefully checked it out, and then I pushed deep.
Hallie’s cry tightened my balls again.
That wasn’t pain, but desire. My woman liked this.
I started gently at first, moving, not wanting to seriously hurt her, and I kept spreading her juices. Hallie was soaking, and finally I eased my control.
“Rascal!” Hallie cried, and I shoved deep and let loose. Hallie’s cries mingled with mine as we both sought release again.
The sight of my cock disappearing into her ass sent me spiralling, and I came. Hallie was seconds behind me as she played with her clit, helping her to come. Spent, I squeezed and rubbed her butt cheeks as I pulled out and yanked her into me.
Hallie lay there in my arms and chuckled weakly. “We need to do that again.”
Yeah. Hallie wasn’t wrong!
After cleaning up, we took a nap in her bed.
I’d fucked Hallie over the bath and then in the shower.
Hallie was shattered and curled into my embrace like a happy kitten.
Deeply asleep, I don’t know what woke me, but it wasn’t the fuckin’ fire alarm.
I sat upright as smoke filtered under the bedroom door. What the fuck?
“Hallie, wake up and get dressed!” I yelled, jumping out and shrugging my clothes on in seconds. Hallie’s eyes flew open, and she coughed.
“Fire?” Hallie gasped as she quickly threw on her clothes too. I peered down the hallway. It seemed clear, so I grabbed her hand and headed for the stairs. Once there, we saw the flames creeping along the walls toward the door.
“Hallie!” King roared from outside.
I didn’t hesitate, but yanked Hallie downstairs and tried to open the door. It wouldn’t budge.
“King, it’s locked!”
“It’s jammed from this side!” King shouted and began kicking frantically. Heat touched my shoulders, and I pushed Hallie back upstairs. We had mere seconds before our escape route was swamped in flames. If King didn’t kick it in, we’d be trapped.
But time had run out.
“King, move away, the door’s on fire!” I bellowed and prayed he heard me.
I shoved Hallie into the bedroom and closed the door. Hallie grabbed the duvet and covered the gap at the bottom of the door.
“Fuck, the windows have been painted shut,” I growled. Hallie began to cough as I turned around.
“King, get back!” I roared. I grabbed a stool and smashed it through the window. Glass shattered outwards, and King yelped in surprise. Guess he hadn’t.
“Hallie, come here!” I ordered. Hallie staggered over, coughing hard. The thick smoke was slowly seeping into the room. We had to get out now. I cleared away the sharp shards.
“I’m going to hang you out of the window,” I said. “King will catch you.”
Hallie didn’t argue, which was a miracle, and climbed onto the sill. I balanced her as she spun around and faced me.
With trust in her eyes, Hallie dropped, and I held her arms.
“Drop her!” King yelled.
I did and trusted King. As I was about to climb out after them, a ping forced me back. What the hell had that been? I shook it off and began climbing out again when wood splintered next to me. Shit! Someone was shooting.
“Get Hallie under cover!”
“You can’t stay in there!” King called in return.
“Death by fire or bullet. What a choice,” I bitched. “King, get Hallie safe.” I grabbed the stool and headed for the other window. I smashed through it and heard more shots over the roar of the inferno.
The floor was now smoking, and it would burst into flames soon. I cleared away the loose glass and climbed out. Lowering myself carefully, I hung by my fingers before letting go.
I landed hard and gasped for breath as I felt my ankle turn the wrong way.
There wasn’t time to check it over as further shots echoed in a flurry.
I rose and limped to the front where Hallie and King were hiding behind a large planter.
It barely covered Hallie, let alone King.
Seconds later, King jolted as a bullet hit him.
Without hesitation, I yanked out my gun and fired randomly in the shooter’s direction. “Get behind me!” I ordered, and King dragged Hallie over. She ripped her tee off and began padding King’s wound.
“It has to be Kira,” Hallie rasped.
“Yeah. Have you called this in?”
“Have I had a chance?” Hallie demanded, yanking her phone out. She dialled as I ducked back as bullets hit around us.
“You okay?” I asked King.
“Bitch got me below my shoulder. It went through. I just need stitches.”
“Why the fuck are you here?” I asked, and King snorted.
“Because, like an asshole, you took Hallie out without anyone as backup. And guess who’s correct?” King shoved a thumb at himself.
“Are you armed?”
“Are you crazy? A black man with a gun? Yeah, in this culture today. Get real!”
I tossed King an angry look. “Can you make your car? Did you park close?”
“No, the SUV is right in the line of fire,” King answered.
“That severely limits our options, as Kira has us pinned down here,” I replied.
“The door was jammed from the outside. Kira didn’t want you to get out.” King winced in pain.
“The fire spread too quickly; she must have used an accelerant,” Hallie said.
“Kira’s lost all control. Somehow, she knows you’re together and is reacting,” King replied.
“Police are coming,” Hallie interrupted.
“You think Kira’s still out there?” King asked.
I shoved an arm out, and a shot bounced off the wall near me. “Yup.”
“Psycho fuckin’ nutcase,” Hallie complained.
“Now is not the time to make me hard, babe,” I warned, and Hallie snorted.
“What is wrong with you two?” King demanded.
We both shrugged.
A car pulled up, and I glanced around the corner. “Didn’t expect him.”
“Who?” Hallie went to stick her head out, and I dragged her back.